Current motor



July 10, 1923.

H. R. SOLINGER ET AL CURRENT MOTOR Filed Feb. 15, 1922 ammo/w fze/z/ y R. JoZi/zyer 27/2655 G'Meaver M Jr:

Patented July 10, 1923.

UlT sr r ce.

HENRY R. SOLINGER AND ERNEST G. IMESSER, OF ZILLAH, WASHINGTON, ASSIGN ORS TO SOLINGER POWER COMPANY, OF ELMA, WASHINGTON, A CORPORATION WASHINGTON.

CURRENT MOTOR.

Application filed February 15, 1922. Serial No. 536,688.

T 0 all to ham it may concern Be it known that we, HENRY R. SOLINGER and ERNEST G. Mnssnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Zillah, in the county of Yakima and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements'in Current Motors, of which the following is a specification, reference being necting. Furthermore being that there are had to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention has for its purpose the provision of a. current motor or power wheel, which may be used either in a dam, or in a current, or employed as a wind wheel upon windmills, it being noted that the body or drum of the wheel is conical, and constructed airtight, to insure that the wheel may operate with considerable ease, thereby producing power of asubstantial degree, for the purpose of lifting and pumping water, and for operating various machinery. Another purpose is the provision of a 'wheel of this character consisting of a con I ical airtight body, which has been found to add strength to the wheel, and will enable 25 the wheel to operate freely,and thereby pro- 1 duce a substantial degree of power. This is particularly so, due to thebody ,be ingrconical, allowing the current of water to more easily pass betweenthe helical blades, than if the body should beof cylindrical shape.

A still further purpose-is the provision of a wheel of this kind, wherein bolts or like fastening means are not used for fastening the blades to the body of the wheel, thereby obviating the loss of such bolts. In fact the helical blades be brazed, welded, or spot welded to the body, ,or riveted. In this way the blades are held firm and rigid,-and furthermore there is no possibility of thesections of the wheel coming apart 'or disconno bolts used, drifts, trash or other foreign matter 'is prevented from clingingto the wheel.

7 Still another purpose is the provision of a wheel of this character, which obviates the use of a body which is square in-cross sec-- tion, or cylindrical shaped. Being that the body is conical shaped,'the wheel is prevented from churning the water, which would 7 otherwise be accomplished, should the body be made square in cross section, or cylindrical. I

While the design and construction at-present illustrated and set forth are deemed pref-i erable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction ofthe invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible of changes and the;

right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope. of what is claimed. v

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as willbe hereinafter. set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. I i

In the drawings :.v

T Figure l is a view showing a plurality of power wheels coupled together, and located 1n a stream of water, showing-the shaft of" one of the wheels provided with a'bevel gear,

whereby power may be transmitted toother sources;

Figure 2 is a. longitudinal sectional view through one of the wheels;v

Figure 3 is a view showing a single power wheel located in a stream of water; and

Figure 4 is an end view of Figure Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a' suitable frame, which is constructedof any suitable material preferably angle iron, bars and the like, and which is built on the'bed of a stream of water. In fact ajsuitable foundation of masonry or stone work 2is=- constructed on-the bed of the stream, and

mounted upon the stone work is a frame, in

bearings 3 of which the shafts 4 of the power wheels are mounted. The shafts are coupled togetherby universal joints 5', thereby en'- abling the shafts to be arrangedat angles,

trative purposes, it will be noted that one wheel has two blades, while the others have three-and four blades. In this instance, the

body of the wheel which has two blades is relatively smaller, while the bodies of the other two wheels are increased in size. In fact the body which has the four blades is the largest of the series illustrated, while the bodyewhich hes three blades is in'termediatethe largest arid-'the'fsmiillest.

hollow.

'r 31 111 be enoted that the bodies-of the wet rio-iis ivvheels maybeconstructed; airtight,

tor jopep', :"QrLtS OIld, preferably airtight i 1, One endofone of the shafts, heerest the bank of the streamis proyided'ivith a bevel gear S), whiehmeshes wither similar gear ,10, 4

which is carriedjby a counter-shaft 11', from lch inery, tor-to Whielr'a pump maybe attached forapumpiligior;lifting Water, for-irrigation M "LWhl -Of the "present ch'aracter'may tensed fon iwindniillsgfor impaftingpowerto the vpump-or rod. It will be notediihat by lthe a provision of-aQcle ie'e of' this kind, noilost motionvorbackpressure ex-ist;.-and 'sinceithe bOClyiS constructed airtight gtncl-co11ic al the Wheel has the advantage ofothers,yin-that fits pulling power is equal throughout the fleng'th of the WheeL; which is 1 rotated with greater zeaseysince' the stream ofwaterjmay i easilyeonlorrhito and pass over-ithe tapered .surface'ol the f bodyi end between the various #as shown (in. Figure 2, eonsists in providing the rotor 6 in theiform om hollow eonie' witlr j-"thevshafti A extending axially j'therethrouglr,

thekopeningin thej'smallerencli of the come beingnlof r a-size toisnugl'yreceive-:th-e shaft; and said .s naller. end being solid: to present 7 Jan 'ihhiilziifinternal shoiilcler 15. A packing Q .=-'16 surrounds the; shaft and *;engages this v shou'lcl'elfl'ut one sidefwhile the opposite side i2 0 .thei packin'g' is'fengagecl'by a tapered collar piiimed 'onlitlae shaft, "The end? w vallqlof encl 'otheri zpurposesf Obviously single,

, In testimony our s gnatures.

;he eoneeat its-larger end is provided with ah inwardly pro-jeeti lg internally; i; f

flange "-1 8fwhos'e' intermil. d'iar'neter [is s 'lffi- 7 e letter 1; there pair of packing glands ingxfZO ibeingfdisposed between the glands.

[A- pin 2l passes through the'sha ft and the solid smaller end;ofthe eone to-{Secure the latter to the shaft. *YBy means ofithis'eon r emotion; the' ater-is excluded from: the: interior ofthe rotor infasin ple and fefiicient mannen'tf'y i1;

cientlylarger thzinthe'eXternal-dia-meterof the feol'lar as to aqmitg th through when parts air assembled] A e leaded t the fi'eng-elS-as at 19 ancljhave central openings through which shaft 4L extends, a pack x t The inve jtionlm irihg beeirset' forth t-tvlhet I i increasingdiameters;.;'* i'i r v 1 2. In a current "motor; a plurality: of sup .5111 "weurrentlmotor,:a, plurality? Ofzsu'pports carrying bearings, shafts j ournaled' j through I said "bearings and operati-vely connefcted? a 'power take-off device at one end of the" series' 0f-sl1afts,- and a 'coriidal-xrotor 1,011

each shaft, equipped-v with spirallyv arranged blades, sagicl rotors; being of Y progressively ports-, ezu -ryingflxbearings,: shafts ournaled throughsaiclrbearlngsendoperzrtivelyeon e preferred "construction of the;;wheel,

nested, a power; takeoff c1e'viee atone end sive'lyv increasing diameters the rotors being rranged; with their .smalleraein cls-r uprstrea-m r and 'thecseries being; errangedv with the; roel-lestj cliz met'e'rfat -:,the: upE-strfeancr k v end..

I-{ENRY'R t 1 1 ER E ere ssER 1 -of. the series vof shafts,- and a conical groto'r Q IIBaClYiShaf t equipped With. spirallyar} g ranged blades; said 'ro;tors beingz off-zprogres- 

